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The bluebird had come from the distant south
to his box in the poplar tree.
And he opened wide his slender mouth,
on purpose to sing to me. ~ Thoreau
Subject
A pair of fishing hooks, each less than an inch long, form a heart. Fishing is a #SimplePleasure that I most associate with wonderful times spent with my father and stepfather at various times of my life.
It was shot for several challenges simultaneously:
Macro Mondays "Less Than An Inch"
Flickr Friday's "Simple Pleasures"
Smile On Saturday's "On Pure White"
Weekly Theme Challenge's "Hearts"
Sunday Lights "Only Your Best"
Lens
On the body we have the SMC Pentax-DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR. It's the kit wide-angle zoom. Reversed onto that lens is the SMC Pentax-A 1:1.7 50mm.
The EXIF data only shows the information for the body-attached lens. Even at 55mm it has mild vignetting when used this way. At 18mm, only a small central circle is visible. The reversed lens is fixed at 50mm and is wide open at f1.7.
The image is not cropped or modified in any way.
Lighting
One Pentax AF540FGZ strobe is mounted on the body as the wireless master, aimed at an improvised white-paper reflector. A second AF540FGZ capped with a generic snap-on diffuser is the wireless slave, laying just outside the frame.
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''When the star dies,
Its eye closes; tired of watching,
It flies back to its first bright dream.''
(Dejan Stojanović)
Suddenly, yesterday, came a warm, sunny and calm day ..... and it felt like Spring had finally bowed in.
I started humming the Beatles track from way back ...... the simple pleasures really are the best!
A happy Easter festival holiday to everyone ;o)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6GNEEi7x4c
My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures
My Everyday Things set is here: Elisa Everyday Things
What better way to spend a frosty day than cuddled up in bed with one's cat and iPad.
My mother, who celebrated her 100th birthday in November.
For ODC, Simple Pleasures
I am sure this "Mermaid Pink Gin" will be lovely and very tasty but a simple pleasure such as this is not for me in the early afternoon!
In any case, I took the photo at my son's and daughter-in-law's and I'm sure they wouldn't have been to happy if I had opened the bottle!
Our Daily Challenge ~ ... Simple Pleasures
Stay Safe and Healthy Everyone!
Thanks to everyone who views this photo, adds a note, leaves a comment and of course BIG thanks to anyone who chooses to favourite my photo .... Thanks to you all!
After time away - it's always at home where my heart finds rest.
My son made my homecoming even more special with the beautiful roses. I was most touched - as, since my beloved Bill died there are no flowers given but,...our son gave roses on this occasion.
My heartfelt thanks...your Dad would be proud.
A cuppa tea, my favorite reading chair along with flowers and, my home wraps around me like...a warm blanket.
Of course, my fur babies (dogs) gave me a greeting that carried on for hours.
Thank you most kindly for visiting.
Blessings...
Barb
I’m on leave this week (not self isolation!). Me and my bestie went for a long walk and then sat outside in the wind for a glass of wine. Pleasures where you can find them!
97/120 - simple pleasures
For those who are celebrating, I wish you a beautiful and blessed Easter. And for everybody, may you have a wonderful Spring weekend filled with simple pleasures. xx :-)
I like this on black, just type "L"
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The simple things in life: Friendships, Coffee, Tea, wine, and what ever makes you smile. Enjoying the sunsets, sunrises, the rainbow after a storm. Loving yourself again. All simple things in life that we need to embrace.
🎼: The Simple Things~ Joe Cocker~
✈️ : VUK
Somewhere Along The Way
I Got Caught Up In The Race
I Kept Spinning And Turning
Lost Myself My Hope My Faith
We're Always Wanting More Than What We Have
And What I've Learned Is All I Really Need Are...
The Simple Things
That Come Without A Price
The Simple Things
Like Happiness Joy And Love In My Life
I've Seen It All From So Many Sides
And I Hope You Would Agree
The Best Things In Life
Are The Simple Things
Hey Everybody Don't Get Me Wrong
You Got To Understand
Ambition And Knowledge
Are The Seeds Of Every Woman And Man
It's Good To Work... Work Hard And Prosper
As Long As You Take Time To Find...
It's the sun that really makes the simplest of flowers shine! It is such a pleasure to take a few nasturtiums, and place them in the sunny window, and take some shots!
Texture: 2LO Beautiful Bokeh 23
Texture: 2LO Lumen 33
My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures
Marigold and Nasturtium set: Marigold and Nasturtium
My Bokeh set: Elisa's bokeh set
My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set
#SimplePleasures
#FlickrFriday
#MacroMonday
#fastener
#CoF031
#object/closeup
Making people smile around the globe with my photography.
Smiling at others photography from around the globe!
I was able to use my Bronica sq lens with an adaptor for my camera, that is why the lens info is goofy.
Silence spreads like a wordless prayer. The lake breathes slowly, as time dissolves along the line where water meets sky. Nothing asks for haste.
There is an invisible dialogue between she and the horizon – a conversation that needs no sound, only presence. The tree, stripped of its leaves, understands. It bends with the wind but stands tall, holding secrets that winter cannot erase.
The bench is not just a place to rest but a space where thoughts drift lightly, dancing between what is and what once was. Solitude, here, does not weigh heavy. It spreads like light over the water, turning every absence into a poem.
At the lake’s edge, what feels missing becomes whole.
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O silêncio se espalha como uma prece sem palavras. O lago respira devagar, enquanto o tempo se dissolve na linha onde a água encontra o céu. Nada pede pressa.
Há um diálogo invisível entre ela e o horizonte – uma conversa que não precisa de som, apenas de presença. A árvore, despida de folhas, entende. Ela se curva com o vento, mas permanece de pé, guardando segredos que o inverno não apaga.
O banco não é só um lugar de descanso, mas um espaço onde pensamentos flutuam leves, dançando entre o agora e o que já foi. A solidão, aqui, não pesa. Ela se espalha como luz sobre a água, transformando cada ausência em um poema.
Na margem do lago, o que falta se torna inteiro.
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Macro Mondays: Inspired by a song - Penny Royal Tea by Nirvana, one of my favorites. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNd5cZ9lbM0
ODC: Simple Pleasures - Tea and Music.
Small lake, near Kröngårdsvägen. Fathers and sons fishing on the ice. First time for us on a frozen lake, while they probably did this hundreds of times. Simple, yet amazing moment.
My dad could peel an apple in one long string ... with his penknife. He kept the blade sharp - and now I do too, though I can't match his skill ;o)
Apple
by Kazue Shinkawa
"Mom is
peeling an apple
She is unwinding the end of a red ribbon
wound around a round body
round and round. . .
Peeled and naked, the apple looks cold
it looks embarrassed
It’s a pity to see it cut in quarters
“May I have it as it is?”
I gently place it
on my palm "
© 1991, Kazue Shinkawa
www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/11399/31...
My own texture and brushes, together with 2LO Lumen-27
My Simple Pleasures set: Simple Pleasures
My Textured set here: Elisa Textured set
My Food and drink set: Food and Drink
(noun) A thing used for tying or binding something tightly. This one holds the reed in place on my alto saxophone. Playing this horn is definitely one of my Simple Pleasures, and finally a chance to address two Flickr challenges with the same photo!
86/366 (03-26-2020) 366/2020-2020 Vision
86/366 (03-26-2020) 366: The 2020 Edition
97/120 - Simple Pleasures - 120 Pictures in 2020
26/100 - Close to Home COVID-19 Quarantine - 100x: The 2020 Edition
As of last night, all of Washington State is officially under a stay at home order. In our household, we're already in our 14th day of self-quarantine, so trying to enjoy the simple pleasures found at home.
Little people, big world
Macro Monday
Chocolate
We're here www.flickr.com/groups/hereios/
This week we infiltrate A few of my favorite things
www.flickr.com/groups/favoritethings/
ODT : Simple pleasures
Improvised landscape photography while under social distancing.
Shot with Rolleiflex 3.5T medium format TLR on Delta 100 film. Developed in Caffenol-C-H (15 mins @ 68F, normal agitation). Negative scanned on Epson V600 scanner. Post-processing in Photoshop. Cropped 2x3.
Gotta love that Hoya ND400 Hey! I really think this one is a absolute cracker long exposure.
A storm on the horizon was shifting north across the horizon so i thought i would capture it and with my Magic Hoya, i placed it for around a 5 min exposure. Man, i didn't think it would turn a storm into this. Admittedly it was sunrise, but the light it caught is surreal. I am really stoked i got this because the sun was staring at us through the clouds to the left of frame and here i was with the camera facing towards a storm and i thought also it was out of focus so i didn't know whether to stop it and not miss the action.
I am glad i didn't!!!
Great to meet fellow flickr addict John this morning, its always great to meet like minded people especially when your getting a cracker dawn like we did.
This is an old industrial area near the Hertford town centre just off the road called The Wash which has a bridge over the River Lea. I had walked by the Lea then walking into The Wash via this pathway. The road allows access to a small parking area for homes and businesses in this area. The wall on the right is in full sunlight and the red is an electrical feed of some sort.